Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-07-22
VERMONT PRESS ASSOCIA-
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The Brattleboro people who attended last
weeks press excursion 30 Nantucket re-.
port having enjoyed the excursion very
highly The party comprised 81 persons
OF editors aud their families there were q.
q. Benedict Of the Burlington Free Press
and wife, G.. VI Stone Of the St Johnsburv
Caledonian and wife A. r. Swain of the
Bellows Falls Times and wife, Albert Clarke
Of the Rutland Herald, wife and daughter.
l.. o. Greene Of the Woodstock Standard.
wife and daughter a. a. Ranney Of the
Newport Express and wife, ID. W Dixon
Of the Vermont Waterman. George H.
Blake Of the Barton Monitor, L. II Lewis
| OF the HYDE Park News and Citizen c. a.
Adams Of the Windsor journal and daugh-
ter, j. f. Harris Of the Burlington Clipper.
w f. Scott Of the Barre Enterprise and
wife, II. b. Davis " the St. Johnshurv
Caledonian, Arthur Ropes of the Rural
Vermonter, and G. S. Forbes corrcspon-
dent Of the Boston journal
OF the honorary members Of the assoca-
ton Hon b. ID. Harris Of Brattleboro and
f. b. Whiting Of Burlington reported in
person, the former accompanied by Mrs
Harris and their daughter, Mrs. Wood, and
the latter by his daughter. Mrs Bowers
and granddaughter, Miss May Bowers
There were also present as guests Gov b.
j. Ornsbee, wife aud daughter, Lieut.
Gov. L. X. Fuller and wife, State Auditor
| +. II Powell and wife, State Inspector Of
Finance G. S. Page and son, Col George
| W. Hooker, wife aud son Of Brattleboro,
| Congressman ". w. Circuit Of Barton. Mrs
d. Leonard and Mrs. DR.. Tucker of Brat
tlehoro, John w. Cramton and wife Of Rut-
land Mrs g. W. Osgood and wife of Bel
lows Falls, O. NJ Tinkham and wife Of
| Pomfret. Mr. E. /. Temple Mrs NJ j.
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| Burlington, Capt. Curtis Abbott Of Boston
and D. l.. Mliken of Maiden, Mass.
The company rendezvoused Tuesday
night at the United States hotel, Boston.
! 4 portion Of the party exchanged the heat
| Of the city, Tuesday evening, for "A sail
| down Boston harbor and an hour or more
at Nantasket beach, with supper, music and
Whit Of the open ocean, on the beach.
! Wednesday forenoon was spent in Boston
and in the afternoon the party started for
| Nantucket Bay via the Old Colony road and
the steamer "Nantucket' The voyage of
| forty miles from Woods IIoll past the
shores and summer hotels Of MARTHA Vine
! yard, and on to the island of Nantucket,
was delightful one and their sojouru at
the Nantucket House, facing the beach.
was highly enjoyed.
Wednesday evening the business meet
| ing Of the association was held The treas
urer reported a balance of so on hand
| Tx President A. II. futile Of Rutland was
! placed on the roll Of honorary members.
| Mr.. Arthur Ropes Of the Rural Nermonter
and Mr.. o. i. French of the Brattleboro
| Phpnix were elected members Of the assp-
citation
| The following resolution was adopted
Resolved. That In the death Of b. Leonard We
recognize the fact that tins association has lost
! an active and esteemed member. who had the in
! tore Of l..ts rf4ffi l.srr
| Resotred. That we tender to the widow and
| family Of the deceased our heartfelt sympathy.
The committee ON nominations, consist
ing Of Messrs Swain, Blake and Ranney.
! reported the following list Of officers for
the ensuing year President, g. q. Bene-
diet Of Burlington vice presidents War
| rem Gibbs Of st. Adams, W. ID. McMaster
Of Woodstock, d. NJ. Camp of Newport
secretary, G.. ) Forbes Of st Albuus treas
urer, G. NJ. Stone Of st. Johusbury eN-
| ecutive committee, l. %. Greene Of Wood
! stock, Albert Clarke of Rutland d. W.
! Dixon Of Montpelier. The list of officers a.
| reported was unanimously elected.
! Thursday was variously spent in explo-
ration Of the island, yachting, fishing. etc
! Some of the party thought they saw sea
| serpent but the monster proved To he only
flock of sea gulls a haul Of 300 bluehsh
WAS made during the stay of the party
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Thursday evening the company with 9th
er guests Of the hotel assembled in the large
| parlor Of the Nantucket. where the itera-
| ry exercises, not less pleasant because in
| formal, took place.
Hon. Il. d. Harris was designated a. lead
ing orator, and though he had prepared no
| formal and lengthy address, his remarks
were Of a character to attract favorable
criticism from his audience, as we are con
I flatafF l,.ars r,allf ]
ris having kindly put them IN writing for our
accommodation.
Mr. Harris's Remarks.
| If any of you have come in here. ladies
and gentlemen. expecting or apprehending
anything like long or set speech or ad-
! dress from me, you are 10 be very pleasant
| ly disappointed Nothing Of the kind will
! happen. With SO many gentlemen present
who are glib of tongue, and who have come
laden down with rhetorical pyrotechnics, if
! may be allowed the expression. which are
! liable to explode from Spontaneous combus-
ton if not let off in the usual way. | should
he doing both them and You very great in
justice by occupying more than small
fragment of your time. Five minutes
ten at the utmost-will suffice for all have
| to offer
Because l have it in mind said Mr.. Har-
ris, TO say few words that perhaps NAV
not he considered altogether cOmplimenta-
ry 70 some phases Of modern journalism ]
desire at the outset to prupitiate YOUR toll
GRAFTON, If not your approval. by the frank
admission OF my opinion that YOU Of the
present day make better NEWSPAPERS. ON
the whole, than did your predecessors of 80
and 20 years ago. In what may properly Ice
termed local work especially, you greatly
excel them. You take a firmer and more
1 ffuT ANulaNas rNH.s Fruaaaa . .
OF your constituents-yuu get closer TO
them and TO what most concerns them. and
so exercise more general, and i'm the
man, salutary influence on their mental
ana moral growth, as well as their materi-
al interests In editorial writing and discus
sion, however, paragraphing aside. | do
not think you can fairly claim superiority
over those who went before and this sure
ly Is no disparagement Of YOU Indeed.
any one of you may well he proud TO be re
garded as the equal, in this respect-as
some of you certainly are-of such old time
editors as Chas. c. Eastman. f. I. Walton.
Daniel +. Thompson and Chas W. Willard.
all OF Montpelier and Dewitt c. Clarke.
| Edward A. Stansbury, John g. SAKE and
ieo. W Benedict, all Of Burlington and
h, b. Whiting of st. Adams aud-unt Ia
overlook the feminine element-Mrs &
ii. Nichols of Brattleboro, and possibly
others VINO might be named did time per
mt. For obvious reasons make no com
ment IN this connection upon the few still
with us whose journalistic term touches both
periods-like Mr. Benedict. Mr.. Swain. Mr.
Atkins, Mr.. Green and Mr. Stone. whom
you all know and highly esteem They be
long TO both generations, and are TODAY.
happily, the connecting and not the mis-,
ing links between them.
And now word Of criticism As intir,ot
Cd think there has been growing ten
dehcy OF late years in some quarters ex-
ceptional no doubt, and more prevalent
elsewhere than in Vermont PERTAINS. some
what reck lessly to assail personal charac-
Ter, especially of those prominent in puh
nc affairs. The good repute of her citizens
Is lhe most precious Possession of the state
and the editor who uses his great emporium
lties wantOnly or maliciousy 10 destroy il
commits an infinitely worse crime against
society than he who merely rnbs the purse
All proper and legitimate ends of pnltical
or any other kind of newspaper discussion.
may he fully attained without defaminr
character as so many Of you, indeed
large majority, have demonstrated hv your
own practices. You will not So misunder-
stand me, l am confident, as 10 construe
my language into a recommendation of the
slightest tenderness or tolerance for rascal
ity Of any Kind, and certainly not for any
departure from strictest fidelity in the nd
mlnlstration of public trust. Quite the re-.
verse. As guardians of the public welfar,
you cannot exercise too keen a vigilance in
detecting, nor use too severe luutruo,r. la